A task force was appointed by executive director, Al Head, and state superintendent, Tommy Bice, in September, 2013. RFP’s for student applicants to serve on the task force were sent out December 2014, and the Junior Leadership Team began meeting with the senior team in February 2015. This list represents the voices that were included in the initial plan endorsed in the spring of 2016.

JUNIOR ARTS EDUCATION LEADERSHIP TEAM
Ivana Angion, Dallas County High School
Delima Bhagat, Spain Park High School
Sarah Burgner, Alabama School of Fine Arts
Brittany Carey-Fox, Everest Academy
Courtney Cooper, Madison City Schools
Shilo Cupples, University of North Alabama
Cole DeBardelaben, Trinity Presbyterian School, Troy University
Ashley Edwards, Grissom High School
Tristan Fowler, Dothan High School
Kendell Brooke Gulledge, Jacksonville State University
D’Anthony Jackson, University of West Alabama
Hannah A. Johnson, Wallace Community College, Andalusia
Maia Julianne Kennedy, Huntsville High School
Megan Kesting, Huntsville High School
Mürron Marchik, Scottsboro High School
Amani Moore, Jefferson County IB School
Meredith Moore, Trinity Presbyterian School
John Pettway, Keith High School
Mollie Schaefer, University of North Alabama
Erin Shockey, Bob Jones High School, University of North Alabama
Morgan Leigh Stokes, Florala High School
Mustafaa Tajuddin, Wallace Community College, Selma